I scanned the faces in the terminal nervously, looking for a glimpse of the tiny little avatars that streamed by in my Twitter feed. We were about to spend a week with each other, and here was the moment of truth. So many were “well-known” online and I was no-one, and I wondered if I…

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If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know that I was invited to visit the country of Bolivia with World Vision this past July. We went to see and write about the work they do among the most needy. Everyone on our team fell in love with the people, work, and mission…

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The email from Lindsey asking if I’d go to Bolivia. The speed and ease with which my husband would say yes. The joy it would bring me to go to extremes to get my passport in time (including driving four hours to a passport agency to have it processed in 24 hours). The willingness of…

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I sit in a room crowded with women passionate about advocating for the voiceless as the panel spoke on how to communicate on the topic of social justice, creating empathy, and writing calls to action. I’m wouldn’t say it out loud, but in my arrogance I think I might have something to contribute to the…

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I cried in church yesterday morning. It’s become a weekly occurrence, salt drops sliding from my face in the middle of a pew. Usually they come during the singing, when the words on the screen don’t match the state of my soul. But sometimes tears come from a random memory of my daughter, or at…

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(RSS readers please click the title to view the video in your browser.) Life has taught me this Everyday is new And if anything is true All that matters when we’re through Is how we love Faced with what we lack Some things fall apart From the ashes will dream start All that matters to…

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